Myotis volans H. Allen 1866

Myotis volans H. Allen 1866, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 18: 282.

Type Locality: Mexico, Baja California, Cabo San Lucas.

Vernacular Names: Long-legged Myotis.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myotis volans subsp. volans H. Allen 1866

Subspecies Myotis volans subsp. amotus Miller 1914

Subspecies Myotis volans subsp. interior Miller 1914

Subspecies Myotis volans subsp. longicrus True 1886

Distribution: Jalisco to Veracruz (Mexico); Alaska Panhandle (USA) to Baja California (Mexico), east to N Nuevo León (Mexico), South Dakota (USA), and C Alberta (Canada).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Miller and Allen (1928). See Warner and Czaplewski (1984). Apparently closely related to lucifugus and thysanodes; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001).